Nvidia-backed Upscale AI launches platform to link chips from rival makers
Upscale AI, a Santa Clara networking startup backed by Nvidia, launched a platform on Thursday that lets data centres link AI chips made by different suppliers, Reuters reported.
The product, called Token Fabric, was revealed in a company announcement today. Upscale said it is built on open standards and works with graphics chips, custom AI chips, and network cards from any vendor.
Large AI systems distribute work across thousands of chips that must constantly exchange data. Networking gear links chips within a single server rack, known as scale-up. It also links racks across a building, known as scale-out. When data moves too slowly, costly chips sit idle.
Many of today’s biggest systems use one vendor’s own links, such as Nvidia’s NVLink. Upscale instead backs shared standards, including UALink and Ethernet for Scale-Up Networking (ESUN), so that chips from rival makers can sit on the same network.
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